Bath-tub-leg fastening.



PATENTED MAR. 12,1901

0; H. BOOTH.

, BATH TUB, LEG FASTENING.

APPLICATION TILED JUNE 16.1906.

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CLARENCE H. BOOTH, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

BATH-TUB-LEG FASTENING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

.Eatenteo. March 12, 1907.

Application filed June 16, 1906. Serial No. 321.970.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CLARENCE H. BOOTH, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBath-Tub-Leg Fastenings, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention has for its particular object to provide a leg-fasteningespecially adapted for seamless steel bath-tubs which are stamped from asingle piece of sheet-steel; and the invention consists in the specificconstruction and arrangement of parts, all as more fully hereinafterdescribed, and set forth in the claims.

In the drawings which form a part of this specification, Figure 1 is avertical cross-sec tion through one of the legs of the bath-tub, andFig. 2 is a detached plan of the metal plate forming the leg-seat. Fig.3 is a bottom plan of a bath-tub provided with my leg fastening, thelegs being removed.

At each of four points upon its rounded portions the body A of the tubis reinforced by a substantially circular metal plate B, which is shapedin conformity to the rounded portions and united thereto by welding,soldering, or brazing. This plate has formed in it a central depressiona of substantially rectangular shape and suitable size and depth to forma nut-seat surrounding the nut on three sides and having a lateral sideopening formed by depressing the plate on one side of a longitudinalslit in the plate and a slot 1) in its bottom for the lateral insertionand re moval of the leg-fastening bolt D.

C represents one of the four legs. It is formed with a shank 0,extending inwardly beneath the depressed portion forming the seatthereof and has a bolt-hole registering with the slot in the plate B.

The fastening-bolt passes through the slot b and through the shank andis provided with a-tightening-nut d on the under side of the shank.

The leg extends upwardly above the shank and terminates in an uppermargin 6, which conforms to the outline of the plate B and marginallycontacts therewith for a portion of its circumference.

As the plates B are applied to the curved portions of the body whichintervene between the horizontal bottom and vertical sides the weightwill be carried upon the in the slightest above what would be requiredfor the mere body of the tub.

Other advantages of my leg-fastening are that it adds but little weightto the tub and that it is strong, simple, and easily applied.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A seamless steel bath-tub provided atfour points upon the curved portions intervening between its bottom andsides with re inforcing plates shaped to fit against the curved portionsand united thereto, each plate formed with a central depressionlaterally open on one side and provided with a slot in its bottom, a leghaving a shank proj ecting inwardly beneath the depression and asecuring-bolt passing through the shank and the plate and having itshead seated in the depression thereof.

2. A seamless steel bath-tub provided at each of four points upon thecurved portions of its body intervening between the bottom and sidesthereof with reinforcing-plates conforming to the shape of the tub andunited thereto, each plate formed with a central depression adapted toform a nut-seat for the securing-bolt of a detachable supporting-leg,each plate and its depressed portion being wholly within the angleformed by the sides and bottom of the tub and the depressed por- I tionsforming the leg-rests for the tub.

3. The combination of a bath-tub, aleg-fast-ening comprising asheet-metal disk shaped in conformity to the rounded portions of the tubintervening between its bottom and sides and united thereto, said diskprovided with a central depression laterally open at the inner side andadapted to form a nut-seat for the securing-bolt of the leg, a leghaving a shank projecting inwardly beneath said depressed portion of theplate and a securing-bolt passing through said shank and plate andhaving its tightening-nut on the lower end of the bolt beneath the shankof the leg, the leg extending upwardly above the shank and surroundingwith its marginal upper edge the upper marginal portion of the plate andcontacting therewith.

4. The combination of a bath-tub, a leg-fastening comprising asheet-metal disk shaped in conformity to the curved portions interveningbetween the bottom and sides of the body of the tub and united thereto,the disk formed with a central depression open laterally and adapted toreceive the securing-bolt of the leg and form a nut-seat for the headthereof, a leg having an inwardly-projecting shank forming a bearing forthe depressed portion of the sheet-metal disk, and a bolt securing theshank to the depressed portion of the metal. disk, said metal disk andits depressed portion being Wholly within the angle formed by the sidesand bottom of the tub and the leg projecting upwardly above the shankand marginally surrounding and contacting with the marginal outerportion of the disk. I

5. A seamless steel bath-tub provided at each of four points of its bodyportion with a reinforcing-plate united thereto and conforming to theshape of the tub, each plate formed with a central depression adapted toform a nut-seat for the securing-bolt of a detachable supporting-leg.

6. A seamless steel bath-tub provided at four points on the under sideof its body portion with reinforcing-plates conforming to the shape ofthe tub and united thereto, each plate formed with a depressed portion,and a supporting-leg detachably secured to the depressed portion of eachplate.

7. The combination with a seamless steel bath-tub, of a leg-fasteningcomprising a reinforcing-plate united to the body of the bathtub andprovided With a depressed portion and a leg detachably secured to thedepressed portion, said depressed portion being formed on one side of alongitudinal slit in the plate and forming a nut-seat, open on one side,tor the securing-bolt of the leg.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLARENCE H. BOOTH.

Witnesses: J

OTTO F. BARTHEL, OLIVER E. BARTHEL.

